Company Profile:

Job description:

you’ll be our:  Lead - Contracts and Services
you’ll be based at: IBC Knowledge Park, Bengaluru
you’ll be aligned with: Commodity Lead
you’ll be a member of:  Strategic Sourcing

Scaling up is a part of the journey for any successful startup. As we transition from a fledgling startup to a company with a much wider presence, we take support from many vendor partners in different areas who partner with us in this journey.

As the Lead - Contracts and Services, you will be heading the team which finds the vendor partners we can work with. You will own strategy formulation as well as implementation with the team to meet business needs.

Be resident supplier manager to design and execute sourcing strategies for procurement of Professional Services and Outsourcing contracts and other services.
Lead the team to identify the new potential suppliers as per the requirement documents, latest technology trends and shifts, competition risks et al. Assess supply chain risks and ensure having mitigation strategies in place.
Drive and Monitor the selection processes for new suppliers, from identification of potential suppliers to qualification, audits, assessments & contracting and up to the validation of processes.
Drive the team to Involve in the initial technical review meetings with potential suppliers along with the manufacturing engineering team.
Collaborate with the engineering team, finance to understand the should-cost reports, and identify levers to bridge the gaps between should cost and quotes
Identify and establish Part Cost/NRE cost/Lead Time structures for your commodity and sub commodity parts & meet cost, quality, and timeline targets for the Program.
Execute contracts with suppliers to secure commitment on cost, quality and delivery and mitigate potential risks associated with SLAs
Align to the organisational long term forecast and business plan to secure capacities at each supplier partners manufacturing lines.
Track capacity at suppliers and their sub suppliers to have a smooth supply chain.
Ensure the sustenance of established processes and plan for periodic audit & score card reviews.
Devise mechanisms to track commodity price fluctuations impacting the commodity and share impact of these fluctuations to the relevant stakeholders on product prices
Ensure seamless implementation of engineering changes & obsolete management at supplier end and ensure price revisions for the same if any.
Ensure timely material disposition for non conformance parts and align with suppliers for the next course of actions.
Establish cadence with the engineering & MQA team to evaluate current performance of the supply base and devise a course of action for improvement, and support implementation
Monitor timely payment to all supplier partners as per the agreed credit terms.



Here’s what we are looking for:

Prior experience in the procurement of professional services, outsourcing of organisation’s operations , engineering outsourcing services procurement
Strong knowledge on 4S ; Scouting , selecting, securing & supplier relation management.
Good experience on understanding of supplier landscape, value chain mapping & understanding Zero based costing.
Ability to drive the team on  Spend analysis, negotiations, and good understanding of commercials & INCO terms.
Prior experience on understanding service level agreements, contract analysis and negotiation with suppliers.
Product development life cycle experience and strong problem solving skills are must
Ability to lead and guide the team – enjoys collaborating, persuading, and influencing
Ability to thrive under pressure – to manage challenging deadlines
Strong planning, process management, and decision-making skills
Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

You bring to Ather:
B.E/M. E in any domain.
MBA from a reputed university
9-14 years of hands-on experience on strategic sourcing & material handling